artificial life
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of artificial life
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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At the same time, the question arises: What role should artificial life play in our environment here on Earth, where all life forms are created by nature and have their own place and purpose?
From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023
Three adults were tucked into hospital beds, still and apparently asleep, with ventilators and other machines of artificial life doing the work that their bodies couldn’t do.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023
As much as many ALifers detest emphasizing their research’s applications, the quest to create artificial life could have practical payoffs, too.
From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023
Attention to this case isn’t surprising: A century of science fiction should be enough to demonstrate that we’re fascinated by the prospect of creating true artificial life.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2022
The artificial life force animating them seemed to fail if pressed too far...at least in some of them.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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